Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake Fiji region

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck in the Fiji region on Fri, Jan 16, 2015, 5:46 AM GMT+13 (16:46 UTC), 624 km (388 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 250 km E of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-15 16:46:04 UTC
Depth
623.7 km (387.5 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.625° S, 177.680° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.7 km horizontally, 8.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4Fiji region · 4279 days ago · 576 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.5278 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4277 days ago · 576 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5Fiji region · 4276 days ago · 388 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 4266 days ago · 590 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3288 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4266 days ago · 634 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.3Fiji region · 4265 days ago · 633 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.4Fiji region · 4264 days ago · 562 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.0Fiji region · 4262 days ago · 610 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 5.1250 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4242 days ago · 594 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.7Fiji region · 4241 days ago · 576 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.1295 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji · 4236 days ago · 468 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.0Fiji region · 4236 days ago · 405 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 4.3Fiji region · 4232 days ago · 597 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.7Fiji region · 4222 days ago · 579 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4220 days ago · 618 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 4283 days ago · 574 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.4253 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4290 days ago · 571 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.0Fiji region · 4294 days ago · 635 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 4295 days ago · 589 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 4.4295 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4296 days ago · 595 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.5294 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4301 days ago · 534 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.2Fiji region · 4303 days ago · 602 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 4.8279 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4304 days ago · 589 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.0292 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4305 days ago · 582 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.4243 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 4306 days ago · 599 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.3Fiji region · 4309 days ago · 588 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tj44. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.